pressure cooker
Example Sentences
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But there was, indeed, a brief aperture of time in the pressure cooker of 2020 when it all seemed possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Alicia describes the panto experience as a "little pressure cooker" as they're up against tight turnarounds and short runs.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
Human beings weren’t meant to create art in this particular kind of pressure cooker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
They went with the pot roast done in the pressure cooker along with the limp carrots and the flaccid potatoes and the onions with their slippery layers.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
